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IT job sector shines bright
Median base salaries increase by 60% within the first six years of IT experience National median base rebound with 1.82% over the last six months, from $80,500 to $82,000 Employers are offering more benefits and bonuses to retain staff, up 2% Gender pay gap arises after 10 years working experience (9% gap) The findings from […]
We won! Large Recruitment Agency of the Year 2015!
Last week in Auckland, Absolute IT took out the award for ‘Large Recruitment Agency of the Year’ at the 2015 NZ Seek Annual Recruitment Awards (SARA’s). Judges were looking for commitment to workplace culture, innovation, candidate engagement, commercial achievement and contribution to the success of the NZ recruitment industry as a whole. Absolute IT co-founder and Director Grant […]
Spotlight on Christchurch – What’s on offer in NZ’s South
Christchurch is the biggest tech hub in the South of New Zealand and the third largest tech centre in the country, so we thought it was about time the spotlight was shone on this growing city, what makes it a great place to live, and to highlight how the tech scene in Canterbury is evolving. […]
Software Development Growing Fast in New Zealand
Deloitte have just announced their Fast 50 Regional winners, and unsurprisingly tech companies (and craft beer breweries) feature prominently amongst the category winners. In fact, software development and tech companies account for 16 of the 50. And of these, plenty are focused on amazing software development. A few of those companies listed that are focused […]
Spotlight on Hamilton; Meet Brad Vines, Wintec IT Director
With a prospering tech sector, affordable housing market and mountains, trails and beaches within easy reach, it’s no wonder we think Waikato is an awesome place to live. Innovation, growth and a great work/life balance is exactly what you’ll find in Hamilton, just a short drive south of New Zealand’s biggest city. We recently chatted […]
No Evidence Success at University Correlates with Achievements in Later Life
Two leading UK employers have ditched university scores as a key measure in their graduate recruitment programmes. Ernst & Young and PwC are removing compulsory education scores from their graduate recruitment programmes in the hope of diversifying their talent pool. E&Y’s UK graduate recruiting team has announced it will be removing the degree classification from […]
Is NZ’s gender gap in tech as bad as we think?
It’s hardly a secret that IT jobs, and the wider STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) industries, are male dominated. In fact we’ve talked about it before in our article “Closing The Gender Gap”. A recent survey of more than 26,000 programmers found that 92% of software developers are men, and last year Apple and […]
Tech pay packages take a dip, but demand for top talent grows
“Tech professionals heading into pay negotiations this month might be surprised when they don’t come out with the increases they’ve received in the last couple of years”, says Absolute IT Director Grant Burley. New Zealand tech pay packages have been on the up since June 2013, rising over 10%. However, the latest Absolute IT Remuneration […]
Technology Education – What helps secure the IT job you’re after?
It’s that time of year when those thinking about studying in 2016 are busy exploring the options available at Universities and Training Institutions around New Zealand. Trying to juggle the balance between finding something that fuels the fire in their belly, but will still pay off and help land a great job at the end […]
Waikato and Bay of Plenty deliver tech growth and work-life balance
When you think of New Zealand’s innovative tech sector, Waikato and Bay of Plenty might not be the first place that pops to mind, but with the global growth of NZ tech, even the smaller regions are prospering. Our latest survey of tech professionals and employers from Waikato and Bay of Plenty paints a pretty […]